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Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said the Jets have added "exceptional football guys" in former Ravens assistants Joe Douglas, Chad Alexander and Phil Savage.

The Ravens are selling a new era, and it would be a lot easier if they had some star players to promote.

Brian Billick and Haloti Ngata are the 19th and 20th individuals honored as noteworthy contributors to the franchise.

For most of the 23 years since the Ravens were established in Baltimore, the team has lacked a dominant, game-breaking wideout.

For the first time in Ravens history, Ozzie Newsome won't run the team's draft room this year. But his picks have been essential to the team's identity, and his counsel will continue to inform the moves of current general manager Eric DeCosta.

The Ravens' most intriguing young player is right offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr.

The lack of leadership heading into the 2019 season is a topic of discussion for the Ravens, but it shouldn’t be a major problem, thanks in part to the signing of six-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas.

Ever since the Ravens moved to Baltimore from Cleveland in 1996, Eric DeCosta has been in the shadows of either head coaches or general managers. Now, it’s his time to step into the spotlight and under the microscope.

The Browns appear to have loaded up for the 2019 season with their own dream team, but if there is one franchise that could turn this into a nightmare, it’s Cleveland.

It’s always a question of debate, but one that is easy to answer. Who is the greatest Ravens player in the team’s brief NFL history?

Maybe no player in Ravens history symbolized the toughness of the organization more than former defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, who announced his retirement Monday after 13 seasons in the NFL, including nine in Baltimore.

The four-year, $55 million deal that Earl Thomas signed Wednesday was “last minute,” he said Friday.

With the loss of C.J. Mosley, Terrell Suggs and others, the Ravens will have to rebuild their defense in a hurry and Baltimore will have to brace for a serious star-power shortage from both of its major professional teams.

Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs’ best chance of returning to the Ravens might have ended when Ozzie Newsome stepped down as general manager this offseason and was replaced by Eric DeCosta.

He said after the Ravens’ playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that he “would love to be a Raven for life."

There was a wave of purple optimism throughout the stadium in the team’s final regular season win against Cleveland and sellout crowd for the wild-card game against the Chargers.

"Honestly, HBCU football has so much talent,” Randallstown resident and Morgan State football player Joshua said at the NFL scouting combine, referring to historically black colleges and universities

Joshua Miles is the type of player everyone will root for this week at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. He is a Randallstown native who played at Western Tech High in Baltimore County and later at Morgan State University.

Kaepernick filed a grievance in October 2017, saying he was blacklisted because of protests during the national anthem at games.

Shortly after the Ravens lost to the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC wild-card round, head coach John Harbaugh gave Joe Flacco the ultimate compliment when he called him the best quarterback in Ravens history.

Reed joined former teammates Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis as he breezed to election in the first year he was eligible.

Ed Reeds was a beguiling figure both on and off the football field, but his unique personality and independent streak on the field made him legendary.

Ed Reed left a unique mark on the Ravens and the NFL in his 12 years as a big-play safety. On Saturday, Reed could become the third homegrown Raven, after Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis, to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

“This is not an individual award,” said Reed, who's set to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon.

From quarterback Lamar Jackson to kicker Justin Tucker, here are the 10 most pivotal figures in the franchise as the Ravens look to 2019 and beyond.

Before the NFL considers making pass interference calls subject to replay review, the league might want to consider what will happen in the future.

Lamar Jackson has long admired New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. "I want to bring the Super Bowl here," the young Raven said. "I want to be the [Tom] Brady [of Baltimore]. I want to be the Brady. Bring multiple, if I could."

With the prospect of change looming for the Ravens' No. 1 defense, a new generation of stars is prepared to take the lead.

Former Maryland coach Gary Williams indicated that there was nothing personal about Ray Lewis' preference in the Ravens wild card game.

From Lamar Jackson's difficult day to the indelible legacies of Joe Flacco and Ozzie Newsome, here are five things we learned from the Ravens' 23-17 playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

A rushing offense that gashed the Los Angeles Chargers for 159 yards in the first meeting was held to 90 in Sunday’s 23-17 loss in an AFC wild-card-round playoff game.

Fans packed M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday for the Ravens' first home playoff game since January 2013.

Remember when Walt Williams, Luis Aparicio and Harry Dalton were in the news?

When the Ravens clinched their first playoff berth in four years, the game ball went to an understated 62-year-old who's about to leave his job of 23 years. That man, Ozzie Newsome, is widely admired as the chief architect of the organization.

Former Ravens safety Ed Reed must receive 80 percent of a positive vote from the Hall of Fame selection committee Feb. 2 to be elected.

Only 11 players remain from the last Ravens team that made the playoffs in 2014. Those survivors are counseling younger teammates to cherish the opportunity as they prepare to play the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs played in his 229th career game, passing Ray Lewis for the franchise’s all-time leader in games.

Welcome to your Ravens-Browns watching companion. Return here throughout Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. game for real-time recaps and analysis.

Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs said, “We’ll cross every bridge when it comes to” making a decision on whether his 16-year career is drawing to a close.

The announcement that John Harbaugh will be back as Ravens head coach came at 7 p.m. and apparently caught a number of coaches and team officials off guard. Maybe it would have been better if owner Steve Bisciotti would have tweeted it out.

At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.

A controversial ban from a youth football league in Carroll County slowed the Reisterstown Mustangs, but did not prevent them from competing in the World Youth Championship in Canton, Ohio, this weekend.

The lessons Omar Abdul-Rahim taught his son, Aazaar, growing up have helped in the development of the Maryland secondary the past three seasons.

Ed Reed is considered a heavy favorite to join fellow Ravens Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis in Canton, Ohio, next year.

The Ravens can't afford to suffer a letdown against the sorry, rebuilding Oakland Raiders, columnist Mike Preston writes.

Cornerback Marlon Humphrey ensured that the Ravens would not suffer another last-minute, heartbreaking loss to the Cincinnati Bengals by preventing a fourth-down conversion late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-21 win.

More than $6,000 has been raised to allow the Reisterstown Mustangs to attend an out-of-state tournament.

The Ravens should get rid of John Harbaugh and hire Ray Lewis as head coach.

Dino Tomlin will join the son of Ravens legend Ray Lewis in College Park next year.

The middle linebacker passed Jarret Johnson and Haloti Ngata to move into fifth place in franchise history in all-time tackles with 529.